Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 41-27-1 (2026)
Creation; Composition.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is hereby created within the Executive Branch of State Government to coordinate public safety in this state. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall be comprised of the following:
(1) The Department of Public Safety.
(2) The State Bureau of Investigations.
(Act 2013-67, p. 130, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2024 · leading case: Taylor v. Harvey, 257 So. 3d 869 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017).
Taylor v. Harvey, 257 So. 3d 869 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017). “After Harvey had refused the breath test, the arresting officer completed a "Form AST-60" promulgated by the Alabama Department of Public Safety ("DPS"), an agency that is, by statute, now a component of ALEA ( see Ala. Code 1975, § 41-27-1 ). The form stated the pertinent facts…”
Motley v. Taylor (M.D. Ala. 2020). “See Ala. Code § 41-27-1 . “Form UTC-25 authorizes judges to order the suspension of a driver’s license for nonpayment after making a finding that a motorist was ordered to pay a fine, court costs and/or restitution and failed to pay.”
Peterson v. Attorney Gen. of Alabama (S.D. Ala. 2024). “I t is headed by a secretary who is appointed claims. And the Alabama Attorney General, as a state official, is also clearly entitled to such immunity, except as to Peterson’s claims for prospective injunctive relief based on alleged violations of federal law.”
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